Nagarjuna

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Nagarjuna was an influential Indian Buddhist philosopher, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Madhyamaka (Middle Way) school of Mahayana Buddhism.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nāgārjuna 25
Nagarjuna canonical 5
Acharya Nagarjuna 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Buddhist philosopher ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhist philosopher ⓘ
founder of a philosophical school ⓘ
historical person ⓘ
associatedWith Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana
doctrine all phenomena are empty of inherent existence ⓘ
conventional truth is the everyday functioning of phenomena ⓘ
emptiness is dependent origination ⓘ
ultimate truth is the emptiness of all dharmas ⓘ
era 2nd century ⓘ
3rd century ⓘ
founderOf Madhyamaka ⓘ
influenced Bhāviveka ⓘ
Candrakīrti ⓘ
Chinese Sanlun school ⓘ
Japanese Sanron school ⓘ
linked to: Jōjitsu school

Tibetan Madhyamaka tradition ⓘ
Zen (Chan) Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Chan Buddhism

modern Buddhist philosophy ⓘ
Śāntideva ⓘ
knownFor Middle Way philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Madhyamaka

critique of essentialism ⓘ
doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ
influence on East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
influence on Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
influence on later Buddhist logic and epistemology ⓘ
reductio ad absurdum style arguments ⓘ
two truths doctrine ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
majorWork Catuḥstava ⓘ
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā ⓘ
Ratnāvalī ⓘ
Suhṛllekha ⓘ
Vigrahavyāvartanī ⓘ
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā ⓘ
Śūnyatāsaptati ⓘ
philosophicalConcept Middle Way ⓘ
dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda) ⓘ
two truths (conventional and ultimate) ⓘ
śūnyatā ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Madhyamaka ⓘ
philosophicalStance Middle Way between eternalism and nihilism ⓘ
anti-essentialism ⓘ
rejection of svabhāva (inherent existence) ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
religion Buddhism ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith Andhra region ⓘ
linked to: Andhra

Nālandā monastic university ⓘ
linked to: Nalanda
traditionallyBornIn South India ⓘ
traditionallyRegardedAs founder of the Madhyamaka school ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam → namedAfter → Nagarjuna ⓘ
Madhyamaka → foundedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Madhyamaka → keyTextAuthor → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Indian Buddhism → hasPhilosopher → Nagarjuna ⓘ
Tibetan Tengyur → includesWorksBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Shunya (void) → associatedWith → Nagarjuna ⓘ
Acharya Nagarjuna University → namedAfter → Acharya Nagarjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Sanron school → influencedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Śūnyatāsaptati → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Śūnyatāsaptati → attributedTo → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Vigrahavyāvartanī → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Vigrahavyāvartanī → associatedPhilosopher → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Yuktiṣaṣṭikā → associatedWith → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Catuḥstava → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Catuḥstava → attributedTo → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Ratnāvalī → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Ratnāvalī → composedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Suhṛllekha → author → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Candrakīrti → influencedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Chinese Sanlun school → influencedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Bhāviveka → influencedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Je Tsongkhapa → influencedBy → Nagarjuna ⓘ
Guhyasamāja → keyCommentator → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Āryadeva → teacher → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Buddhapālita → commentaryOnAuthor → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Shantarakshita → influencedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Two Truths doctrine → developedBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna
Tengyur → containsWorksBy → Nāgārjuna ⓘ
linked to: Nagarjuna